Galleries, Gatekeepers, And An 82-Year-Old Pole Dancer

Good Afternoon,Ocula asks the question the art trade would rather not engage on: do artists still need galleries (Ocula)? The answer depends on what the gallery was ever really selling — access, or permission. Philadelphia offers a blunter version: Curtis is putting $25 million into the building it acquired out of University of the Arts’ collapse, rehearsal hall included (MSN).
Follow the money and the pattern holds. Universal Music posted a 13% revenue jump (The Hollywood Reporter)